Roofing



June 19, 1928. 1,674,008

H. L. GUY

ROOFING Filed Sept. l3, 1924 Patented June 19, 1928.,

UNITED STATES v r 1,674,008 PATENT oer-ice.

HARRY L. GUY, 01 OAK PARK, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONEJIALF TO CHARLES S.

' PURHELL, 01 OAK PARK, ILLINOIS.

ROOFING.

Application filed September 13, 1924. Serial No. 737,810.

My invention relates to improvements in roofing and is particularly concerned with the provision of a novel type of roofing formed of a plurality of shingles, preferably formed from sheets of fibrous material, impregnated or coated, or both, with material capable of repelling water.

The objects of my invention are:

First, to provide roofing in the form of shingles that are of such size and so shaped that they can be easily applied and secure to a roof;

Second, to provide shingles, such as described, having straight lateral edges adapted to abut the corresponding edges of shingles in the same course, so as to enable the workman laying the shingles easily'to maintain straight courses without the necessity of resorting to straight ed es or guide lines;

Third, to provide roofing, such as described, comprising a plurality'of courses of shingles, each of which overlies the next lower course, the shingles of each course being provided with means for interlocking with the adjacent shingles in the next lower course in such manner as to prevent the shingles from curling up under the influence of heat or moisture and to prevent the shingles from being deformed 0r torn loose by the wind; 1

Fourth, to provide roofing, of the character described, in which a minimum number of nails or fastening devices is required for holding the shingles in position;

Fifth, to provide roofing, of the character described, in which the shingles of each course cover the fastening means in the shingles of the next lower course;

Sixth, to provide roofing, such as described, in which the edges of the shingles define geometrical figures that are pleasing to the eye, these figures preferably being in the shape of a hexagon;

Seventh, to provide a roofing in which the lower inclined edges of the shingles in each course are substantially parallel with and overlap the inclined upper edges of the shingles of the next lower course sufficiently to provide adequate means for preventing rain or snow from being blown between two adjacent courses of shingles;

Eighth, to provide roofing, of the character described above, in which the shingles of each course break joints with the shingles of the next lower course and are provided with a sealing strip for preventing rain from being blown between the abutting edges of the shingles in the next lower course; and

Ninth, to provide a shingle and a roofing construction such as described above that is simple, economical to manufacture and easy to lag.

Ot er objects of my invention will appear as this description progresses, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of a roof embodying my invention;

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure l with parts broken away for the purpose of better illustration; and

Figure 3 is a perspective view of one of my improved shingles.

Throughout the several views similar reference characters are used for referring to similar parts.

My improved shingle, by which the roofing shown in Figures 1 and 2 is formed, comprises a substantially rectangular piece of roofing material, preferably of the socalled prepared roofing, comprising a flexible, fibrous sheet impregnated with a waterrepellent material and coated with any of the various materials now used for coating such fibrous materials.

Two of the oppositely disposed corners of my improved shingle are truncated, or cut off, to form the edges 5 which, when a plurality of these shingles is laid to form a roof, abut the corresponding edges of the adjacent shingles to assist the 'workman properly to align the shingles in each course. Another one of the corners of the rectangular piece of material has a sealing strip 6 formed integrally therewith. The ends 6 of this sealing strip project beyond the adjacent diagonal edges 7 of the shingle for a purpose that will later be referred to. V- shaped notches or recesses 8 are cut in the shingle immediately beneath the truncated corners or edges 5, as shown in Figure 3.

In applying the shingles just described, a strip 9 of prepared roofing material is first laid along the lower edge of the roof. This strip of material is slightly narrower than the longest diagonal of the shingle.

A course of shingles is then laid upon the strip of material with the lower edges 10 substantially flush with the edge of the roof. I prefer to cut off the projecting ends 6 of the sealing strip of this lower course of shingles in alignment with the lower diagonal edges 7 of the shin les, so as to give hexagonal outlines to t ose portions of the strip 9 lying between adjacent shingles that are exposed to View.

The workman then takes another shingle and lays it sov that the sealing strip 6 hes between the inclined edges 7 of two adjacent shingles. Then, by lifting these inclined edges and pulling upwardly upon the shingle that is being laid, the projecting ends 6 of the sealing strip are moved upwardly beneath the inclined edges 7 until the inclined edges of the sealing strip engage the horizontal edges 11 of the two adjacent shingles. He then repeats this process until the next course is formed and proceeds in this manner to lay as manny courses as may be required for covering the roof.

The ridge of the roof may be covered by a strip or roll 12 of suitable ridge material, such as prepared roofing sheet material, etc.

For the purpose of holding the shingles in position after being applied, I make use of nails 13, or other suitable fastening means, that are driven through the truncated corners at substantially points indicated by the reference characters 14 in Figure 3. These nails pass through the upper ends of the shingles of the next lower course, as shown in Figure 2.

A roof formed of my novel shingles in the manner described above has the appearance of being formed of a plurality of hexagonal figures, as shown in Figure 1, and serves to break up the monotonous appearance of the roof that would result if it were formed of plain strips of rooting.

It will be apparent that the sealing strip 6 not only provides means for interlocking the lower end of each shingle with the shingles of the next lower course, thus preventing the lower ends of the shingles from curling upwardly or being blown upwardly by the wind, but also provides means for sealing the abutting edges 5 of the shingles in the next lower course so as to prevent rain from being blown up between these abut-ting edges. It should also be observed that the lower diagonal edges 7 of each shingle are substantially parallel with the upper diagonal edges of the shingles in the next lower row and overlap these edges a substantial distance so as to efiieiently exclude rain, snow, dust, etc.

It is easy to lay my improved shingle and it requires a minimum of material for covering a given area, so that it is economical both in material and in the labor required to lay it.

WhileI have described the details of construction of the preferred embodiment of my invention it is to be understood that my invention is not limited to these details, but is capable of other adaptations and modifications within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A. roof comprising a plurality of courses of shingles arranged in overlapping relation, with the shingles in each course breaking joints with the shingles in the next lower course; each of said shingles comprising a substantially rectangular piece of prepared roofing positioned with one of its diagonals in a vertical plane, the lateral corners of each of said shingles being truncated to provide vertical, abutting, aligning edges, said shingles each having a recess formed in each side thereof immediately below the truncated corner thereof the upper side of each of said recesses intersecting the adjacent aligning edge; the lower ends of said shingles each terminating in a sealing strip having its ends )rojecting into the recesses in the underlying shingles of the next course; the lower diagonal edges of the shingles in one course being substantially parallel with the upper diagonal edges of the next lower course.

2. A roof comprisingapluralityofcourses of shingles arranged in overlapping relation, with the shingles in each course breaking joints with the shingles in the next lower course; each of said shingles comprising a substantially rectangular piece of material positioned with one of its diagonals in a vertical plane, the lateral corners of each of said shingles being truncated to provide vertical, abutting, aligning edges, said shingles each having a recess formed in each side thereof below the truncated corner thereof the upper side of each of said recesses intersecting the adjacent aligning edge; the lower ends of said shingles each terminating in a sealing strip having its ends projecting into the recesses in the underlying shingles of the next course.

3. A roof comprising a plurality of courses of shingles arranged in overlapping relation, with the shingles in each course breaking joints with the shingles in the next lower course; each of said shingles comprising a substantially rectangular piece of prepared rooting positioned with one of its diagonals in a vertical plane, the lateral corners of each of said shingles being truncated to provide vertical, abutting, aligning edges; the lower ends of said shingles each terminating in a sealing strip having its ends projecting beneath the lower diagonal edges of the adjacent shingles in the next lower course; the ends of said sealing strip being inclined in directions opposite to the directions of inclination of the adjacent edges of said shingle.

4. An article of manufacture comprising one of the other corners having a sealing strip formed integrally therewith, said sealing strip having ends projecting beyond the adjacent edges of said shingle, there being recesses formed in the edges of said shingles immediately beneath said truncated corners, the lower side of each of said recesses being substantially parallel with the lower inclined edge of the opposite side of said shingle.

6. An article of manufacture comprisin a substantially rectangular piece of prepared roofing material having two diagonally disposed corners truncated to form aligning edges, one ofthe other corners having a sealing strip formed integrally therewith, said sealing strip having ends projecting beyond the adjacent edges of said shingles,-

there being V-shaped recesses formed in the edges of said shingles immediately beneath said truncated corners, the lower side of each of said recesses being substantially parallel with the lower inclined edge of the opposite side of said shingle.

7. A roof comprising a plurality of courses of shingles arranged in overlapping relation, with the shingles in each course breaking joints with the shingles in the next lower course; each of said shingles comprising a piece of prepared roofing positioned with one of its diagonals in a vertical plane, the lateral corners of each of said shingles being truncated to provide vertical, abutting, aligning edges, said shingles each hav ing a recess formed in each side thereof immediately below the truncated corner thereof, the upper side of each of said recesses intersecting the adjacent aligning edge; the lower ends of said shingles each terminating in a sealing strip having its ends projecting into the recesses in the underlying shingles of the next course; the lower diagonal edges of the shingles in one course being substantially parallel with the upper diagonal edges of the next lower course.

8. A roof comprising a plurality of courses of shingles arranged in overlapping relation, with the shingles in each course breaking joints with the shingles in the next lower course; each of said shingles comprising a piece of material positioned with one of its diagonals in a vertical plane, the lateral corners of each of said shingles being truncated to provide vertical, abutting, aligning edges, said shingles each having a recess formed in each side thereof below the truncated corner thereof, the upper side of each of said recesses intersecting the adjacent aligning edge; the lower ends of said shingles each'terminating in a sealing strip having its ends projecting into the recesses in the underlying shingles of the next course.

9. A roof comprising a plurality of courses of shingles arranged in overlapping relation, with the shingles in each course breaking joints with the shingles in the next lower course; each of said shingles comprising a piece of prepared roofing positioned with one of its diagonals in a vertical plane, the lateral corners of each of said shingles being truncated to provide vertical, abut-ting, aligning edges; the lower ends of said shingles each terminating in a sealing strip having its ends projecting beneath the lower diagonal edges of the adjacent shingles in the next lower course; the ends of said sealing strip being inclined in directions opposite to the directions of inclination of the adjacent edges of said shingle.

10. An article of manufacture comprising a piece of prepared roofing material having two diagonally disposed corners truncated to form aligning edges, one of the other corners having a sealing strip formed integrally therewith, said sealing strip having ends projecting beyond the adjacent edges of said shingle, there being recesses formed in the edges of said shingles immediately beneath said truncated corners, the upper side of each recess intersccting the adjacent aligning edge.

11. A roof comprising a plurality of generally quadrilateral shingles laid with one diagonal running up and down the roof, the bottom corner of each shingle having integral lateral projections to lock under adjacent lower shingles, and the side corners of said shingles being truncated to leave vertical edges, the vertical edgesof the shingles in the same row abutting to maintain alignment.

In witness whereof. I hereunto subscribe my name this 9th day of September, 1924:.

HARRY L. GUY.

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